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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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